pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
to refer to; to use as reference
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
two classes; double; two sets
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
doorman in charge of footwear
furnishings; implements; equipment
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
everywhere; at every turn
cultural assets; cultural property
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
shall ...; to assume; to suppose